contrast by the way between plain andtwisted wire is effective), is typical of filigree work. Perhapsthe goldsmith confined himself too closely to the convenientspiral. The wirework from the North-West Provinces ofIndia on page 223, brass inlaid in pale brown wood, thoughnot a favourable specimen… … 226, FILIGREE OF COUCHED GOLD THREAD, 228 ORNAMENT AND ITS APPLICATION. the worker in gold or silver thread, or cord of any kind ; andgood use is made in embroidery of the spiral line conspicuousin filigree. The short lengths of wire, however, so easilysoldered together in gold or silver, encourage…
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